Write a story about two opposites finding themselves surprisingly attracted to one another.

Posted in Romance on Jan 27, 2023

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“Loving one for who they be” by Robert Cook

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I remember it like it was yesterday it was on a Sunday the weather wasn’t very good. I was inside the a diner in Ohio it was pouring down outside. I was sitting at the bar by myself drinking a vanilla milkshake chatting with my friend Casey who was one of the waitresses there. “You looove those milkshakes, don’t you?” “Um…yeah this I believe I told you already this place makes the best milkshakes.” Then suddenly, the door opened causing the bell attached to ring. Me and Casey both turned to look at who was coming in. It was a man…a hot one a...

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“Polar Attraction” by Michael Freeman

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“Whoa.” I gasp in awe at the grandeur of the manor that looms before me, enveloped in its enormous shadow. I’d heard rumors of the luxurious Strauss Estate but figured they were exaggerations. The three-story lime-washed brick mansion is old but well-kept. It’s so large that the small, single-floor rancher I call home could fit inside it at least a dozen times. Everything from the immaculate landscaping to the hand-carved mahogany front door, screams wealthy elite. That’s not to mention the six-car garage for the limos. One of which brough...

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“Walking the Plank” by Hope Linter

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SJ, as she called herself, not Sarah Jane, as christened, finished working on the bank of computers in the Georgia Community Center Library. “All done. You shouldn’t have any trouble,” she told the librarian, an older woman with anxious gray eyes. “Thank you for coming.” The librarian fidgeted with the pen in her hand. “Ah,… I’d feel better if you wouldn’t mind sitting with me while I log in and check the system?” SJ felt the woman’s gray eyes wavering on her and forced a smile. Check, her supervisor had warned her not to expe...

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Write a story about two opposites finding themselves surprisingly attracted to one another.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“Loving one for who they be” by Robert Cook

“Polar Attraction” by Michael Freeman

“Walking the Plank” by Hope Linter

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about someone who is cursed to always say the opposite of what they mean.

Write about a character who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism.

Write a story that includes the line “We’re just too different.”

Write a story about two characters whose paths briefly cross, but are actually going in opposite directions — whether literally or figuratively.

Contest #183

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